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Mawtini (L. Zanbaka song)

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Mawtini
English: My Homeland
موطني

Former national anthem of Iraq
MusicLewis Zanbaka, 1958 (1958)
Adopted1958 (1958)
Readopted2003 (2003)
Relinquished1965 (1965), 2004 (2004)
Preceded by"As-Salam al-Malaki" (1958)
"Ardh ul-Furatayn" (2003)
Succeeded by"Walla Zaman Ya Selahy" (1965)
"Mawtini" (2004)
Audio sample
Old orchestral rendition
Another orchestral rendition

"Mawtini" (Arabic: موطني, lit.'My Homeland') was the national anthem of Iraq from 1958 to 1965, and then again from 2003 to 2004. It is solely an instrumental composition and thus has no lyrics.

History

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"Mawtini" was composed by Lewis Zanbaka and was originally adopted as Iraq's national anthem in 1958.[1][2] It is a short instrumental composition, having no lyrics.[1] "Mawtini" was used as the national anthem of Iraq until 1965; it was readopted in 2003 for a short time after the fall of Saddam Hussein's Ba'athist regime. In late 2004, "Mawtini" was replaced in its capacity as the Iraqi national anthem with a new national anthem, coincidentally also called "Mawtini", of no relation.

References

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  1. ^ a b Wetzel, Dan (August 24, 2004). "One last chance". Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo!. Retrieved December 4, 2017. The song is 'My Country.' It is relatively short, contains no words and was composed by a man named Lewis Zanbaka...
  2. ^ "Iraq (1958-1965, 2003-2004) – nationalanthems.info". Retrieved 2022-02-23.